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Hall Cross Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Thorne Road, Doncaster DN1 2HY · hallcrossacademy.co.uk · 01302 320626
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Doncaster 44.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 2,039
- 39 over 2,000 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.5%
- First language not English
- 19.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 407 families put the school first and 301 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 301 | 407 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 296 | 383 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 293 | 436 | 1.5▲ | 61% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 303 | 362 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 311 | 307 | 1 | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 45.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Doncaster it was 44.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.03 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 49.5 | +0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 11.3 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 31.1 | +6.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 3.8 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −4.3 |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | −1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 214 students | B- (36.1) | Average -0.08 | |
| 216 students | B- (36.1) | Average -0.08 | |
| 54 students | Dist+ (40) | Above average +0.30 | |
| 7 students | Merit+ (27.9) | Well below average -0.82 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 200 | C+ (33.3) | -0.18 |
| 2022/23 | 162 | B- (38.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 211 | B (40.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 295 | C+ (33.7) | -0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 267 | C+ (32.1) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 299 | C (30.9) | +0.01 |
| 2015/16 | 264 | C (30.7) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 63.8 | −4.6 |
| Further and other education | 4.1 | +1.8 |
| Further education | 3.1 | — |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 17 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Hall Cross Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 93
- 5% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (23%) with SEND